It may be odd to watch some of golf’s best put down the clubs and don pink caddy bibs just days away from one of the year’s biggest tournaments, but letting the wives have some fun on the links for a good cause is good a reason as any to do so.

For the 25th year, tour pros, their wives and a few celebrities from outside the world of golf got together to reverse roles and see what the ladies could do on the course — often with mixed results, but always with a smile.

The Tour Wives Golf Classic at Dye’s Valley Course brought them together to raise money for local charities. Since the event’s inception, the event has raised more than $5 million for hundreds of charitable endeavors across the country.

Some of the tournament pros tasked with carrying their wives bags included Jim Furyk, caddying for his better half, Tabitha; Nick Watney and his wife Amber; and Jason Day with wife Ellie.

The golf course may be the second home for the pros, but in many cases, it was one of the few times they’ve taken to the links as a pair.

“We really don’t go golfing together,” Furyk said. “This may be only the fourth time the two of us have been golfing at the same time. Today’s really about supporting the Tour Wives Association and all the good work that they do, and being able to golf in a friendly environment comes second.”

Tabitha Furyk has been a part of the association for 17 years, though her golf game may not be as polished as her charitable work. Her shot off the third tee box dribbled off to the left no more than 10 yards in front of her.

To be fair, pros from inside the world of golf didn’t fare much better. Wife of Jaguars kicker Josh Scobee, Melissa, drove her shot into the foliage to the right of the fairway.

“I play three or four times a week; I think (Melissa) has played two times in the last decade,” Josh Scobee said.

Luckily for Melissa Scobee, the tournament was best ball and Rosalind Schwartzel (wife of Charl) hit a strong drive right down the fairway on her shot, saving her from a trip into the palmettos. Not that the strokes mattered as much as the opportunity to raise money for those in need and meet peers outside of their normal circles.

“Honestly, it’s just fun to be out here with some of these guys on the course to have a good time,” Scobee said. “This is the first time I’ve met most of them.”

Even Michael Phelps was there to donate some of his time and caddy for Golf Channel personality Win McMurry. His demeanor was appropriate for the tournament, driving up to the third tee box blaring Barenaked Ladies from a pair of speakers on his cart. Fans came up and signed autographs, for which he dug a Sharpie out of his pink bib.

Phelps even took a few shots of his own — maybe not in line with the event’s description, but when the most decorated Olympian of all time wants to take a couple shots, leeway from the rules is understandably afforded.

It may have just been a break from the tournament only a few days away for the pros, but sometimes a distraction is enough. The time for stressing every swing wasn’t on a balmy Tuesday afternoon.